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Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,751 c. E. BEECH RANGE Filed Oct. 15, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 10 1926.

c. E. BEECH RANGE Filed Oct. 15, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I P atented Aug. 10,1926;

*UNlTED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

CLARE Iii- BEECH, OF mSFIELI), OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO THE 'TAJPPAN STOVE COMPANY, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO, A COBPOBATIQN OF OHIO.

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' Application med October "15, 1924. Serial no.74ae79.

My invention relates to improvements in range structures, andmore particularly to that type or class of gas ranges commonly known as cabinet ranges.

The present im rovements relate more specifically to the orm and relation of the parts in the range body which is'crated or shipped in a knocked down,condition, the cooking top and'burner box portions of the range being provided with removable -cooking top, tray and drawer sections whereby when the latter are removed a ve'rtical opening or clear. space is formed within the outlines of the knocked down range body within which a man may etc and walk in carrying, forming what may e termed a one-man delivery range.

A still further object is the provision of a burner box of the open bottom open front type, together with burner tray and drawer sections slidable in said burner box and removable from said open front, the drawer bein adapted to'normally form the bottom of the burner box in lieu of the ordinary burner box bottom and the tray normally closing the to of the drawer.

A still furt er object is the provision of a burner box with a drawer slidably mounted therein and insertible and removable 30 through the open front of the burner box,

together with means for limiting the opening and closing movements of the drawer and for permitti-n the latter to be inserted in and removed gr swinging horizontally to the stop side of the drawer with'the stop as the swinging or pivot point.

With the above mentioned and other ends in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in some of its embodiments in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the. appended clalms.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ordinary gas range of the cabinet type, embodying improvements constructed and arranged in accordance with this invention, the sliding drawer being stopped in its open position preparatory to the initial removal of the drawer from or the initial insertion thereof in the burner box of the range.

: Fig. 2, a top plan viewof the range body om the burner box by' in knocked down condition for crating transporting, the removable burner top tr and drawer sections being removed forming a vertical opening or clear space within the burner box into which a man may-ste ang walk in carrying and balancing the down or crated range body as a one-man delivery range.

Fig. 3, a perspective view of the drawer section removed from the burner box of the ran 9.

1g. 4, an enlar d horizontal sectional view of the burner ox ortion of the range,

showing the drawer wit drawn and stopp in its open position and illustratin in particular the manner in which the rawer swung to one side using its stop as a pivot or swinging p removal 0 the drawer.

Fig. 5, a fragmentary front elevatlon oint in the initial insertlon and.

the burner box and one side of the burner tray and drawer, illustrating in particular the slide and stop features of the tray and drawer sections.

Fig. 6, a similar'view in which the drawer ufited on a burner box bottom is slidably mo instead of being used in lieu of the latter and suspended'from its top edges, as in Fig.

of the drawings.

Fig. 7 is a detail, partly in front elevation and partly in section, of a modification.

Similar numerals of referenge designate like parts throughout all the figures of the drawings.

tached to or incorporated in range bod of varying forms and types.

ies m The burner box is preferably of the open front type,-

as shown, and is preferably also open at its bottom so that when the removable top sections 1 and the usual burners and burner tray 4, and drawer section 5, are removed an opening orv clear space A, w11l be formed within the outline of the range body. into which a man may step when the range-is" crated or knocked down poslt on, as mjF-ig. 116.5,.

porting glide members 6 as shown most clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

The guides or gliders 6 and 6" may be secured by means of suitable fastening elements 6. It will be seen that the members 6 and 6 constitute means for slidably and removably supporting the drawer and burner tray sec-- tions independently of each other, and that the burner tray 4 closes the top of the drawer when the latter is closed.

As a means of limiting the opening-and closing movements of the drawer section 5, as well as permitting the latter to be inserted in and. removed from the burner box by swinging the drawer section horizontally from its open stop position and to one side I with the stop portion or member thereof as the swinging-point, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4 of the drawings, one'side of the drawer,i-n the present instance the side opposite the oven side of the burner box,-is provided with a stop member 5", adapted when the drawer is closed to come into engagement with the rear wall of the burner box (see Fig. 4) and when the drawer is ulled open to engage with the inturned ange 6 at the front outer side of the burner ox. I If desired, the sliding drawer may be. used in a burner box having a burner box bottom 7., as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings,

and in which instance, the supplemental drawer supporting guide or glider members 6 may be dispensed with, the drawer section in this case being slidably supported on the burner box bottom 7 through the medium of longitudinally extehding ribs or runners In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, of the drawings the to flange 5" of the drawer slides directly beneath the burner tray glider 6 and is thus kept horizontal and is prevented from tilting or dropping down when drawn out.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings I have showna further modification in which the guide orglider members 6 and 6 for slidably stove.

and removably supporting the. drawer and burner tray sections are dlspensed with and in which a horizontal partition 8 is mounted between the walls of the burner box and in which the horizontal wall or partition 8 forms a support, for the burner tray 4 and a cover for the drawer section 5 when the latter is closed. In this instance, supplemental guide or glider members 6, similar to the drawer supporting glider members 6, are mounted to extend over the side drawer flanges 5 so as to guide the drawer horizontallyin its relative positions and particularly to' prevent the drawer from tipping down at its outer end when it is partially open or withdrawn.

-Having thus described some of the embodiments of my invention, without having attempted to set forth all the forms in which it may be made, or all the modes of its use, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. A stove structure comprlsing a frame including a fixed burner box open at the top, bottom and front, a removable grate sectionat the top, a removable burner sectlon under the grate section, and a removable drawer .under the burner section, the

removal of the grate, burner and drawer sections forming an opening from top to bottom thru the burner box, in which opening a man may stand to carry the stove.

2. A stove structure comprising a supporting frame having an oven at one side and an adjoining burner box at the other side, the burner box being open at the top, bottom and front, a removable grate int-he top opening, a removable burner in the box under the grate, a removable burner pan in the. box under the burner, and a removable drawer .in the box, under the pan, whereby when the grate, burner, pan and drawer are removed the burner box'forms an opening in which a man may stand to carry the 3. A stove structure as set forth in claim 2, the sides of the burner box having guides on which the burner pan and drawer are slidable. I

4. A stove structure as set forth in claim 2, theside wall of the burner box having a projecting flan e, and the drawer box being slidable in an out the front opening and having a projection engageable with said flange tonormally stopits withdrawal In testimony whereof I have afiixedmy signature.

-- j CLARE BEECH. 

